JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Stutsman County conducted their simulated county-wide exercise Wednesday morning as part of the Severe Summer Weather Awareness Week.

The exercise began at 11:15 AM and simulated what occurs locally when a tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service.

“The goal of the exercise was to test the Communications Center’s internal notification procedures county-wide including the testing of area community siren systems,” Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist stated.

The siren systems for Jamestown, Buchanan, Cleveland, Medina and Streeter were tested, all of which proved to be operational and ready for the summer weather season. Because the National Weather Service did not participate in the simulation, Emergency Alert System (EAS), AM/FM radio stations and cable tv providers were not activated.

The Stutsman Alerts notification system powered by Everbridge was also not activated.

To sign up for Stutsman Alerts, go to the Stutsman County webpage at www.stutsmancounty.org and click on the Stutsman Alerts icon. Stutsman Alerts is a no-cost way to receive immediate weather warnings, but registration including a Stutsman County street address is required to utilize the service.

For those needing assistance to register, contact Stutsman County Emergency Management at 701-252-9093.